By code you're supposed to have a dedicated 20 amp circuit. But if you have an existing 15 amp circuit it might be fine for now if your microwave is 1400 watts or less and there's nothing else drawing power from that circuit. But if your running it new definitely run a 20 amp circuit dedicated on 12 gauge wire. That will allow you to use any microwave you want now and in the future.
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Yes, the microwave draws less that the circuits protective rating and will not trip the breaker if used on a 15 amp circuit.
If the wire to the switch is AWG #12 you need a 20 amp switch because it is a 20 amp circuit.
There isn't a formula, but the general rule is that you allow for 1 amp per outlet and you load the circuit to 80% of maximum. For a 15 Amp circuit you can have a maximum of 12 outlets.
any microwave, exept for the ones that need more, should be specified. But those microwaves are not consumer products. I have a 1500 watt on a 15 amp, BTW.
You would need a 20 amp switch when the load controlled by the switch can draw as much as 20 amps. If you have a 20 Amp breaker supplying the circuit then you need to size all switches and outlets on that circuit to 20 amps.
Yes, the microwave draws less that the circuits protective rating and will not trip the breaker if used on a 15 amp circuit.
Yes, if the manufacturer installed a parallel blade 15 amp rating cap on the end of the cord then just plug it in. The circuit that you plug into should be a dedicated circuit (nothing else on the circuit) because the amperage will be 13 amps at 120 volts.
Yes, provided that you don't really need 20 A on the circuit.
In North America you would need two 15 amp breakers to obtain 240 volts. The wire for a 15 amp circuit would be #14 AWG. So to answer the question, yes a 240 volt receptacle can go on a 15 amp circuit.
If the wire to the switch is AWG #12 you need a 20 amp switch because it is a 20 amp circuit.
Replace the 30 Amp Breaker with a 15 Amp breaker.
There isn't a formula, but the general rule is that you allow for 1 amp per outlet and you load the circuit to 80% of maximum. For a 15 Amp circuit you can have a maximum of 12 outlets.
Yes, every Microwave should have it's own dedicated circuit as some consume 15-18 amps.
Usually a 15 or 20 amp breaker is sufficient
any microwave, exept for the ones that need more, should be specified. But those microwaves are not consumer products. I have a 1500 watt on a 15 amp, BTW.
You would need a 20 amp switch when the load controlled by the switch can draw as much as 20 amps. If you have a 20 Amp breaker supplying the circuit then you need to size all switches and outlets on that circuit to 20 amps.
15 amp outlet on a 20 amp circuit.